swainmote

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. See swain moot, under moot.

Wiktionary

1. n. UK, law, obsolete A court held before the verders of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, three times a year, the swains or freeholders of the forest composing the jury.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. (Eng. Forest Law) A court held before the verders of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, thrice every year, the swains, or freeholders, within the forest composing the jury.